In
2001, the American Yamile Jackson is looking forward to the birth of her first
child. At first, everything is going well, but in the sixth month of pregnancy
developed Yamile severe preeclampsia(a
condition which leads, among other things extremely high blood pressure).

In
order to save the mother and child, a premature birth is initiated. Only 12
weeks before the actual date of the small Zachary is born. The premature babies
do not even weighs 1000 grams and must spend the first 155 days of his life in
intensive care for premature babies.

Yamile
deviates no day of his side, but at night they must leave the hospital. Every
departure breaks her heart. You do not want to leave him alone in the cold ICU.

Most
of all she wants to keep the little Zachary day and night. He is said to have
the feeling of being safe around the clock. As likely Yamile as they can give
him this feeling, even when not sitting at his bedside. When they want at home
one evening, wash her dishes, her gaze falls on the dish-washing gloves. She
has a great idea that they immediately tried.

It
fills a fabric glove with flaxseed and take him the next day to the hospital.
There she holds the glove all day close to her body as she endures at Zachary's
side. When the time comes to go home, she puts the glove which has now assumed
its smell, gently on Zachary's shoulder, so that he has the feeling that it was
all night at his side.

The
next day she is surprised when the nurses tell her how well the glove trick
worked. Zachary's heartbeat and his breathing were significantly smoother than
the nights before and he slept through the night quietly. From then on, he
sleeps every night with the "Zaky" as Yamile christened their
invention. As mother and son finally allowed to go home together, one of the
sisters catches them off - it still a surprise awaits Yamile.

The
nurses on the neonatal unit asking Yamile whether it might be more of these
gloves have, they would like to try the trick with other babies in the ward.
Since Yamile gets going: It produces 100 versions of "Zaky" for the
hospital to, experimenting with different materials.

Parents
and hospital staff are enthusiastic, and more and more people want a
"Zaky". The glove actually calmed all babies, in which he is placed,
and so Yamile is inundated with requests. The glove is such a resounding
success that they eventually founded her own company: nurtured by Design (Brought by Design). Since then, more and
more babies benefit from the calming effect of this invention. The positive
effect was also demonstrated in studies: Babies who sleep with the soothing
smell of the parents and the feeling of a gentle hand, are noticeably quiet,
take more oxygen and suffer significantly fewer complications.

As
beautiful as a clever mother enriched the lives of countless parents and
premature babies. All because of an ingenious idea with the dishes. Zachary
even today is a happy boy and justifiably proud of its inventor Mummy.